Soviet Union national football team
Soviet Union national football team was the national football team of Soviet Union. The team was left after the Soviet Union breakup in 1991. The team is now replaced by the Russia national football team.
Nickname(s) | Red Army | ||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Federation of the Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Oleg Blokhin (112) | ||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Oleg Blokhin (42) | ||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Various | ||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | URS | ||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||
Current | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 1 (July 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||
First international | |||||||||||||||||||
[[File:{{{flag alias-1924}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] USSR 3–0 Turkey (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 November 1924) Last international Cyprus 0–3 USSR(Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991) | |||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||
USSR 11–1 India (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)[1] Finland 0–10 USSR (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||
England 5–0 USSR (London, England; 22 October 1958) | |||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1958) | ||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Fourth place, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Soviet Union National Football Team Media
The Soviet Union playing Argentina at El Monumental, Buenos Aires, November 1976
Soviet Union v Belgium at the 1986 World Cup
References
- ↑ "Soviet Union 11:1 India". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2016-03-23.